Sort of like saying, "Whatever."
2007-02-27 01:12:16 · 19 answers · asked by Murazor 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I guess so but it doesn't sound as cool as "Talk to the hand!"
2007-02-27 01:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It would be for some questions....
Why won't my computer boot? Freewill
What happened last week on Lost? Freewill
How much will it cost to fix my car? Freewill
But for a question where the answer is "freewill", such as "why does God allow certain things", it is a legitimate answer.
"Freewill" is not a "whatever". Rather it has been the subject of intense debate for centuries. It predate the Christian faith by hundreds of years, and has been discussed and proposed by people of all - and no - religion faith. It has fascinated philosophers from Plato to Marx. It is by no means simply a "brush off". Rather, it is a very serious attempt to answer some of the most important questions about life.
2007-02-27 09:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's just a brush-off so much as people asserting in any way possible what they believe. Unfortunately we hear so much of this, that it does come out as a "whatever" if there's no rational discussion to go with it.
2007-02-27 19:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by ccrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me it is one of those glaring theological inconsistencies in Christianity. Christians use the free will to explain away things that don't make sense if you believe in a loving God. Hell for example. It is our free will or choice to reject God and go there.
Free will however, makes no sense in light of some of their other claims about God. They will also claim certain things that are all part of God's plan. This would mean our free will is limited at best if there is a plan God has that we really can't deviate from.
Some thoughts on free will and God:
.) God has an unchangeable plan for everything past, present & future.
2.) Everything that occurs past, present and future will be part of God's unchanging plan.
3.) Thoughts and actions occur and are part of God's unchanging plan.
4.) Thoughts and actions cannot be anything other than what God has planned.
5.) Free-will doesn't exist.
ON PRAYER
1.) Prayer is sometimes used to ask God to change a situation in one's life or anothers.
2.) God has a divine plan that cannot be changed.
3.) Prayer cannot be used to change any situation.
(Prayer may make you feel better emotionally, but it doesn`t change God`s mind.)
So then Christians develop an extremely controlled and contrived definition of what free will really is in order to circumvent the poor foundations and logic of their beliefs. Yes, you can make anything "true" for yourself if you really want to. Just keep ignoring reality and inventing new stories and definitions to explain away things that contradict what you want to believe. Nice.
2007-02-27 09:20:05 · answer #4 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free will? Huh?
Q: Why does God allow (fill in the blank) to die by (fill in the blank)?
Answer: Free will!
Ergo, it is the free will of God? or man? or the parent(s)?
Nope, free will is a wanting excuse for a whatever answer. It's predestined is not much better, if at all...
In the end, it is God who is on trial-
Whatever!
2007-02-27 21:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ezekiel 29 bumfuzzle~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never brushed a question off by saying "freewill" - so I would say it depends on the question and the answerer.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-02-27 09:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the question & I will see if "free will" is a good answer.
The best way to brush off a question that you don't know the answer to is to say, "I don't know, let me think about it and get back to you."
2007-02-27 09:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by Jeff- <3 God <3 people 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. We all have a sincerely different concept of free will and most of us are very happy to have it. So, no I don't believe it's like saying 'whatever'.
2007-02-27 09:16:50 · answer #8 · answered by Yogini 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so why is "free will" unacceptable? It is not like "whatever". The concept of free will has many many supporters and detractors. It has been argued pro &con for centuries.
now all of sudden you think it is dismissing a question? maybe because you don't agree or don't understand....
god bless
2007-02-27 09:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's perfect for every question that are hinting that God allows men to do bad things.
The other "standard" answers are :
God did it.
God moves in mysterious ways.
It's the Holy Spirit at work.
2007-02-27 09:18:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHATEVER LOL YES IT IS A WAY OF BRUSHING OFF A QUESTION
2007-02-27 09:15:57 · answer #11 · answered by THE WAR WRENCH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋